040176 SE VCEE: Seminar in Experimental Economics (MA) (2025W)
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As this course is based on the research seminar of the Vienna Center for Experimental Economics (VCEE) which will be attended by researchers from universities located in Vienna, the number of students that can be admitted for grade and ECTS points purposes is limited.In accordance with this being a research seminar, preference will be given to PhD students. Note that this seminar is planned to be offered every semester. So in case a student is not admitted for a given semester, a new application will be considered in the next seminar.
Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Mo 08.09.2025 09:00 to We 17.09.2025 12:00
- Registration is open from We 24.09.2025 09:00 to Th 25.09.2025 12:00
- Deregistration possible until Tu 14.10.2025 23:59
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Monday 06.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
- Monday 13.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
- Monday 20.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
- Monday 27.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
- Monday 03.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
- Monday 10.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
- Monday 17.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
- Monday 24.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
- Monday 01.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
- N Monday 15.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
- Monday 12.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
- Monday 19.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
- Monday 26.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Grading:
a) Classroom discussion (25%). Active participation and critical thinking is rewarded. You must not miss more than two sessions.
b) Commented questions (75%). We coordinate who writes commented questions on which paper in the first session. A commented question can be similar to a substantive point or a “main concern” formulated in a referee report (e.g., raise issues of identification, interpretation of results, validity, robustness, etc.). The comment should explain why the “concern” is relevant and, ideally, how it could be addressed (e.g. in follow-up research). A commented question should not exceed 1 page. Alternatively, students can also suggest a commented proposal for a follow-up experiment (explain why your proposal is interesting and sketch how it could be implemented, max. 2 pages). The speakers are asked to rate comments and proposals for follow-ups (A, B, C), and to address top selected questions during the research seminar. Two A-ratings earn a student the top grade in this part.
Each student must submit comments to at least 3 papers (as agreed in the first session). But students are welcome to submit more comments. Average of the best 3 comments count. If a students fails to submit an agreed-upon comment on time, the attempt is graded 5.Deadline for: The day after the discussion 12h (e.g., hand in Tues 14.10. at 12h for the seminar held on Mon, 20.10.).
You must not miss more than 2 meetings in total (i.e. counting both classroom discussion and presentation by the external speaker).
a) Classroom discussion (25%). Active participation and critical thinking is rewarded. You must not miss more than two sessions.
b) Commented questions (75%). We coordinate who writes commented questions on which paper in the first session. A commented question can be similar to a substantive point or a “main concern” formulated in a referee report (e.g., raise issues of identification, interpretation of results, validity, robustness, etc.). The comment should explain why the “concern” is relevant and, ideally, how it could be addressed (e.g. in follow-up research). A commented question should not exceed 1 page. Alternatively, students can also suggest a commented proposal for a follow-up experiment (explain why your proposal is interesting and sketch how it could be implemented, max. 2 pages). The speakers are asked to rate comments and proposals for follow-ups (A, B, C), and to address top selected questions during the research seminar. Two A-ratings earn a student the top grade in this part.
Each student must submit comments to at least 3 papers (as agreed in the first session). But students are welcome to submit more comments. Average of the best 3 comments count. If a students fails to submit an agreed-upon comment on time, the attempt is graded 5.Deadline for: The day after the discussion 12h (e.g., hand in Tues 14.10. at 12h for the seminar held on Mon, 20.10.).
You must not miss more than 2 meetings in total (i.e. counting both classroom discussion and presentation by the external speaker).
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Participation in the organization session of October 6, is mandatory. Students who do not show up for the first session are deregistered from the course.Requirements: The seminar addresses advanced students. A maximum of 25 students can be admitted. PhD students in economics are given first priority. It is recommended that students have taken classes the classes “Principles of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (UK 040110)”, “Behavioral and Experimental Economics (UK 040832)”, or similar classes elsewhere. Master students who have taken such classes are prioritized.
Examination topics
See above
Reading list
Daniel Friedman and Alessandra Cassar: Economics lab: An intensive course in experimental economics, Routledge, 2004.
Association in the course directory
Last modified: Mo 08.09.2025 11:05
Method and organization of the course: The seminar is organized around six VCEE research seminar presentations by invited speakers. These seminars are open to the scientific community, i.e., are attended by researchers at U Vienna and at other institutions (e.g., WU Vienna, CEU).
Each invited speaker submits an unpublished manuscript (“working paper”) at least three weeks before it is presented in the VCEE research seminar. Students read the paper to be presented at the VCEE research seminar and discuss the paper in class usually one week before the VCEE research seminar. Students submit questions and referee reports to the speakers the day after the preparatory class such that the speakers can respond to them during the seminar.
The VCEE research seminar proceeds as follows: Speakers give a short presentation of max 30 minutes (only to be interrupted by requests for clarification). The speaker then addresses some of the questions raised by the students, and students are welcome to react to the responses of the speaker (5-15 minutes). The remaining time (about 45 minutes) is devoted to questions from the audience. We invite open discussion, and participants are welcome to raise broader, more general issues.
The (preliminary) lineup of speakers can be found here https://vcee.univie.ac.at/seminars-events/vcee-seminars/